Tying implement.



R. D. ROTH.

TYING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION man run: is. 1914'.

' 1,210,845. Patented Jan. 2,1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented J an. 2 1917.

Applicntiiin filed Sum: 1a, 191;. Serial No. 845,461.

To all whom it m 3 concern:

Be it known %litt I, REUBEN 1).; Born, a citizen of the nitcd States;residing at Gettysburg, in the county of Act-toms and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new, and useful In'iprovemcnts inImplements, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to implements for bundling corn shocks, and moreparticularly to that class of implements known as tying implements.

The object of my invention resides in the provision of a novel tyingimplement, said tyin g implement being provided with an improved meanswhereby to facilitate the manipulation of the same. i

Another object of my inventirni is to provide a tying implement which inconstruction, is simple and effective, and is so formed as to permit thesame to be used as a. husking peg if so desired. previous to the tyingoperation.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention residespreferably in the construction, con'ilnnation and arrangement of partsas set forth hereinafter in the annexed specification and illustrated inthe accompanyingdrawing in which 2- I Fi urc 1. is a perspective view ofa corn huskmg'z peg constructed in accordance with the preferred form ofmy invention. Fi

2 is a side elevation of the same, showing the free ends of the cord ortwine. hereinbeforementioned, secured thereto. Fig; 3 is a cross sectionof the hashing finger or blade showing the contour of the same.

Similar reference characters indicate similar parts throughout thevarious views of the drawin Referring; more particularly to the drawings,in which the preferred form .of my invention is illustrated. I providea bar 1 of metal or other suitable material. l'iaving one end thereofformed to provide a, finger 52, the opposite end thereof heing providedwith. a handle, which in the present instance comprises a ring 3integrally formed with the bar l. as is more vlcarly shown in'Fig. 2,the ring: 33 is suz ported from the bar 1 at a point slightly below thecenter of the ring, thus allowing of the comfortable engagement of thefinger of the users hand therew ith, as will he more fully set forthhereina is shown to advantage in Fig. 3, the

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providing a. thumb engaging. portion which" assists inthe n'uinipulationof the device" should hclof a size which two fingers of the users hand.The index finger 2. is preferably concavo-co nv 'ex' as shown at '2throughout its longitudinal axis, whereby to assist the {same to performits functions.

To facilitate the manipulation of thefinger 2, I provide laterallyextending projections 4 and 5 upon the opposite faces of As is shown toadvantage in Fig. 1,. one

face of the projection l is preferably com at 6, this-I pro ection .4:

The lateral rrojectionfi formed on. the opposite face of the has: 1adapted to he received hetwccn. the tin of the users hand, and is sopositioned as to assist the projec; tion 4; in perforn'iing its intendedfunctions.

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inn. the device has been shown in Figs. 1 and in a n oppo itepositionrelative to its upper and lower sides to which the same would be, whenin use, that is,. the device would. he turned completely over and ithashecn found in use that the most convenient manner in which tomanipulate the some is to insert the little finger of the right or lefthand into the ring or handle 3, allowing the other three fingers of thehand to engage the bar 1 and the projection 5, the thumb of the hand being adapted to engage the face 6 of the projection 4 upon the oppositeside .of theloar 1. It has be n found in practice that the space betweenthe projection. 5 and the ring 3 will readily receive finger of ,theusers hand being adapted to engage the bar 1 on the other side of theprojection 5. From the ahove it is thought that the manner in which myinvention is adapted to be used will be readily understood by thoseskilled in the art.

I provide slots 7 and 8 inv the bar 1, said slots ext-ending parallel tothe longitudinal axis of the bar 1. Said slots 7 and 8 are provided withlaterally extending slots 9 and 10, said slots 9 and 10 eonu-nunicatingwith the slots 7 and 8 respectively, and extending laterally of thelongitudinal axis of the bar 1, and opening in the'opposite edges 11.and 12 respectively of the bar 1. ach of the slots 9 and 10 has one ofthe walls thereof beveled as shown at 13-to facilitate the removal. ofthe cord or twine as hereinafter more fully set forth. The function ofthe bar 1., and. intermediate the ends tl'iGlQOf'-'.

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14 indicates the rec ends of a. cord, each of said free ends 14 havingknots 15 tied therein, to prevent disengagement of the same from theslots 7 and 8 when it is desired to .tie the said free ends together.Another imortant feature of the iroiections at and 5 resides in the factthat when tying the free ends of the cord or twine together the saidpro]ections l and 5 provide abutments for I facilitating the tying of adouble knot in the cord or twine, and when the same is tied,

the point at which the ends are joined will come. in contact with 'oneof 'th abutments and a finger of the hand ma y be placed upon the cordor twine at this pointand hold the same while tying a double knottherein. hen the ends of the cord or twine have been tied the same willreadily spring from the slots 7 and 8 and disengage from the same.

From the above description taken in c0nnection with the accompanyingdrawings it will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art thatI have provided a simple, cheap and durable device of the abovecharacter which'can be used in a number of phases, and I desire that itbe understood that I inay"nl'ake such char; in the details ofconstruction thereof which shall-not depart front the spirit andseopeofihe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, Wh'at I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. A device of the character described, comprisinga bar, lateral extensions arranged upon the opposite faces of said barintermediate the ends thereof, a plurality of distorted recesses formedin the bar and opening on the opposite edgesthereof, said recesses beingdisposed upon either side of the lateral extensions and adapted toreceive the extremities of a tying member to retain the same whiletying.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a bar, lateralextensions formed upon the opposite sides of said bar substantiallymidway the length thereof, a pluralitjv of distorted recesses open inthe opposite edges of the bar to receive a tying member, said lateralextensions serving as means on which the extremities of the tying membermay be placed when completing a tying operation.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a bar havinglaterally oppositely disposed projections on the faces thereof, aplurality of substantially right angularly shaped recesses formed in thebar and opening on the opposite edges thereof and adja cent saidprojections to receive a tying member, said projections serving as meansto hold a flexible tying element when tying.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of" two witnesses.

REUBEN D. ROTH.

\Vitnesses J. C. MAcKLnY, B. L. I-IARTZELL.

